France 1811-L 2 francs

Sincona sale 20, lot 2804

This specimen was lot 2804 in Sincona sale 20 (Zurich, October 2014), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "2 Francs 1811. Bayonne. Sehr schön. (very fine.)" This type was struck 1809-14 during the reign of Napoleon I from numerous mints. The specimen shown is from Bayonne and is a scarce date. It is priced^[2] about three times the commonest date (1811A) even in Good. Many issues of this type are known from a handful (<10) of examples. The type is not difficult to find but is expensive in high grade. All two francs issued prior to 1859, including this one, were demonetized in 1869 to make way for the succeeding issue which was only .835 fine.

Recorded mintage: 99,218.

Specification: 27 mm diameter, 10 grams, .900 fine silver, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. Designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier, 1763-1819. This specimen 9.96 g.

Catalog reference: Gadoury 501, F.255/31, KM 693.8.

Source:

• ^[2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, Numismatic Coins & Medals: Auction 20, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2014.

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• 1810-D 2 francs
• 1810-I 2 francs
• 1810-B 2 francs
• 1811-A ½ franc
• 1811-B ½ franc
• 1811-BB ½ franc
• 1811-L ½ franc
• 1811-MA ½ franc
• 1811-U ½ franc
• 1811-D franc
• 1811-H franc
• 1811-I franc
• 1811-L franc
• 1811-T franc
• 1811-A 2 francs
• 1811-M 2 francs
• 1811-MA 2 francs
• 1811-A 5 francs
• 1811-B 5 francs
• 1811-BB 5 francs
• 1811-D 5 francs
• 1811-L 5 francs
• 1811-MA 5 francs
• 1811-Q 5 francs
• 1811-T 5 francs
• 1811-W 5 francs
• 1811-A 20 francs d'or
• 1811-K 20 francs d'or
• 1811-M 20 francs d'or
• 1811-U 20 francs d'or
• 1811-W 20 francs
• 1811-A 40 francs d'or
• 1811-K 40 francs d'or
• 1812-A 2 francs
• 1812-L 2 francs
• Coins and currency dated 1811